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It took New York City (the world's largest metropolis in 1950)
nearly a century and a half to expand by eight million residents.
Mexico City and Sao Paulo will match this growth in less than
fifteen years. Asia's mega-cities, too, are exploding in number and
size. This kind of unprecedented growth is being echoed in the
urban centers of developing nations around the globe. The essays in
this volume address the wide array of problematic issues--as well
as the opportunities and advantages--that are the natural outgrowth
of such rapid urbanization. Third World Cities examines three sets
of vital issues. Drawing on the experience and evidence of the past
two decades, the book's initial chapters assess theoretical
frameworks upon which urban and migration policies are based. The
authors of the middle section press for fresh approaches to the
increasing demands placed on institutions and individuals in the
largest cities of the developing world. The final chapters examine
the complex demographic, social, and economic processes of urban
growth. Students, professionals, and policymakers in development
and urban studies, public administration, sociology, political
science and comparative politics, geography, and ethnic studies
will find Third World Cities to be a refreshing and innovative look
at this growing concern. "Third World Cities offers a range of new
ideas on the demographic, social spatial, and environmental changes
that are `occurring so quickly that up-to-date evidence is elusive'
. . . Third World Cities is both thought-provoking and highly
readable." -The Economic Times
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